I would caution against plugging the holes with dowels unless you are
sampling end grain. I recommend cutting plugs with a slightly larger hole
saw or even the same hole cutter through similar wood and grain direction
and filling the annular space with wood repair epoxy and filler.
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: John Callan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sat Oct 08 12:10:44 2005
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [BP] Whazup?????
First, I think its quiet because all the responsible pinheads are in
Ohio for PTN.
The plug is just me looking for a convenient and fairly uniform way
of taking paint samples home for study and perhaps to send to friends
for opinions. The more typical practice is to chip out a piece with
a pocket knife or scalpel. I'd like it to be a uniform shape and
size so that I can plug the hole easily and not leave the resource
with an open invitation to wood eating critters. (Leaving holes
behind is also an invitation to criticisms, in fact, criticisms I
made myself in former lives, and would just as soon not be thought of
as someone who leaves a trail of holes in historic building materials
behind to let the world know he's been there.)
I think the hole cutter is promising. It does seem that my plug-
cutter was just a bit too small and too hard to hold steady. It is
also true that the bit was intended for a drill press, not a hand
held drill. I'll try various sizes of hole cutters with centering
bits. When I find one that works I'll have to find a dowel of the
same size, so I'd like to keep it as small as practical. I don't
think a dowel larger than 1" is going to be readily available.
But, its not really a big problem.
-jc
On Oct 8, 2005, at 7:14 AM, Leland Torrence wrote:
> Howdy! Is it past peak up there? Nothing to do but wait til the rain
> turns to snow and ice? And John, what exactly do you need the plug
> for?
> Core samples, dutchman or bunging?
> Best,
> Leland
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The listserv which takes flossing seriously!
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ruth
> Barton
> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [BP] Whazup?????
>
>
> HEy youse guys!!!!!!! Whazup???? Haven't heard from this list for so
> long I had all but forgotten about it. Where's that Humor Czar
> guy, out
> waitin' for my dues in his mailbox?? Gotta get some banter goin'
> here,
> I'm fallin' asleep out here in the boonies, we don't even have the
> usual
> display of fall foliage to keep me goin'. Ruth
>
>
>
>
> At 9:55 AM -0500 10/7/05, John Callan wrote:
> I used a plug-cutter bit on my drill, hoping to take a nice clean
> piece
> out of a log that would keep the finish layers intact. It didn't
> work.
> The first several rotations destroyed the finishes. Nice hole, but
> not
> what I was after. Yes, I can and have taken samples with pocket
> knife.
> I'm sure a scalpel would work marvelously. But, I was so hoping for
> something neat, tidy and uniform.
>
>
> So, is it the wrong tool? Wrong speed? Or lack of skill with the tool?
>
> -jc
>
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